Rumor Mill: Swivel E71 Contraption Heading to Verizon

The Boy Genius Report reports that a new, swiveling, cell phone just might be coming soon to Verizon Wireless. Wow.

According to the site, the device will be based on the E71, at least in terms of design, but will still rock an S40 interface. Nokia’s not exactly known for the swivel-type of phones (that distinction probably goes to Motorola), nor are they known for sending unique phones down the CDMA road either. But every once in a while, Nokia has to come out with some kind of ridiculous device. Cases in point:

This reminds me of a choice quote from the movie “Rush Hour”:

Captain Diel: “Every now and then we have to let the general public know that we can still blow sh*t up.”